Today, the FBI becomes the enemy of every computer user and every IT security professional worldwide

Hope you enjoyed your privacy while you had it because the FBI's been given authority to take it away from you, regardless of your location and silly things like, you know, jurisdiction.

Today December 1, the United States FBI is granted new powers to intrude into any computer anywhere on the globe, instantly changing the FBI from a random law enforcement agency to a global adversary. Law enforcement agencies are expected to be met with open arms and treated as good guys. There’s not going to be any good guy treatment of the FBI here, and for good reason.

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